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  1. gm280

    Anybody ever used MDF on a boat project ?

    I realize that 3/4" MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) is amazingly heavy, but the 1/2 " size is reasonable. And being how it is also very very easy to both cut and router and takes a sanding like butter, I was wondering if anybody has actually used to build anything for their boat. I have never...
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    Need a round plug!

    Not sure if this electrical section is the proper place to post this or in the Johnson Engine forum. But here goes. I am presently working on my Tom Boy Boat project, that I'm sure many of you know about. Well I'm actually getting closer to needing to install some wiring and such in the boat as...
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    Basic live well build ?

    I've searched and searched some more on here and while I have found bits and pieces on live wells, there just isn't one thread, that I have found anyways, devoted to building a basic live well. So here goes such a thread. And if this is in the wrong forum, please move it to the appropriate...
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    Installing seat option ?

    I actually searched for this topic and it returned with "No Matches". However, I'm very sure I am not the first person to ask this question, so here goes. As some of you know, I am rebuilding an old '76 Tom Boy tri-hull fiberglass fishing boat. And being a tri-hull, there are known for a rough...
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    On Demand Water Heater ?

    I presently have a 50 gallon electric water heater system. And for the most part there is nothing wrong with it. But we have been wondering about on demand water heater systems. Has anybody used an Electric On Demand water heater system? And if so how do you like it? I am not looking to save any...
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    Please be very careful folks

    Not sure if everybody has read the tragic event the recently occur in Georgia concerning a elderly couple responding to a "Craigslist" listing. The couple were looking for a 60's era Mustang and saw an add in Craigslist that somebody had listed for sell. They lived in or around Atlanta and...
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    Stupid things we do some times

    For the last year now my left front tire on my lawn mower has had a slow leak. And I always just fill it up before using it every time. Well the recent post about "green slime" here on iboats got me to thinking more about it. So rather then inject the green slime hoping it solved the slow leak...
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    The Domino Effect...

    I have to ask this because I seem to get caught up in it all the time. Has anybody else got themselves into a "Domino Effect"? By that I mean I wanted to move my present Tom Boy boat hull into my shop so I can continue with the project rebuild without worries of the weather. BUT, to be able to...
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    Where do old boat molds go?

    Reading tons of comments and questions on all these forums, I see so many boating manufactures that open up and make/mold boats for a few years and then close and sell out to somebody else that starts out their boating company. But eventually what happens to their molds that they made to build...
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    Info about Lowrance LMS-332c and LMS-480m

    Hello all. I realize these two Lowrance depth finders/sounders or fish locators are not remotely new, but I was given them and supposedly they both work perfectly. I'll know more when I get the associated power and transducer cablings in. One is gray scale (LMS-480m) and the other a color...
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    Need help identifying a tree...

    I know this isn't probably the best place for this issue, but seems so many these forums are so knowledgeable about so many things, I'm going to give it a try. Yesterday I managed to cut down four trees in my back yard that were not the best of shape. Now I do love trees, mostly hardwoods, and...
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    Need some Computer help, I'm a fish out of water

    Okay, I tried my best to fix this computer all by myself, but while I do understand electronics very well and can do wrench turning equally well, and even wood working pretty good too, Computers are my Achilles Heal. I own two identical Dell INSPIRON laptops and have been fighting a problem on...
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    Some intersting info for Poulan owners

    I realize that this as far from boating issues as you can get, but I recently found out why I now have TWO Poulan BVM200SV (and FE) leaf blowers that won't start and run anymore. I owned one a few years ago and the usual carb cleaning and fuel line issues UNTIL is finally stopped cranking...
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    Some interesting info for everybody

    Not sure if this is where to post this, but here goes. The folks in the know can move it if it is not the proper forum... Within the last few weeks I had a water pump become an issue in my Blazer. And being how it is so old and many miles, I really wasn't too ill about its life expectancy. So I...
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    Does Flex-Seal come in 55 gal drims?

    Does anybody know if Flex-Seal comes in 55 gallon drums? :facepalm: Hello again folks. It has been a very long time since I've been here on iboats forums. And I had some really good reasons for not being here as well. In May of this year (2014) my wife had a stroke in our front yard while we...
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    Learned something new yesterday about fuel pumps

    Long story as short as I can make it. My fuel pump stopped working on my '98 Blazer. Oh yes it is in the tank and could have gone out a week ago before I filled the tank, but not so lucky. After doing some creative siphons into empty gas cans and such (being how I filled my Ranger truck tank and...
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    Need some connector info...I hope!

    I have a 1976 Johnson 40HP Seahorse Out Board 2 cycle engine 40E76R that I recently completely rebuilt top to bottom. After reading some of these newer posts, I was wondering if anybody knew where to get the wiring harness "Connectors" for this engine? I know what type wire to buy and the...
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    In need of some knowledge...

    I have a 15.5HP Briggs and Stratton IC mower engine (actually my neighbor's) and I'm refurbishing it to make it run again for him. I have one interesting question for those of you in the know. There is a very tiny (diameter anyways) spring that slides over the steel wire connection from the...
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    Walbro LMK carb problem

    Okay, I tried this a few days ago and apparently it didn't take. Or if it did the powers at be can delete this. I have an older Kohler CV15S engine on my lawn mower with a Walbro LMK carb. It started leaking some years ago now and even after installing a few rebuild kits in hopes to stop the...
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    An OAR question

    Has anybody even made an oar for their boats? And how does one buy the correct oar for their boat? I understand that law requires you to have an oar in your boat. But how do you know what size? And has anybody thought about making such with some really nice contrasting woods?
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